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Plants Questions: Vining plants that give flowers

Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms answers plant and gardening questions, including some vining plants that will give flowers all summer long.

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Updated: 1:03 PM EDT May 19, 2015

Plants Questions: Vining plants that give flowers

Carrie Engel from Valley View Farms answers plant and gardening questions, including some vining plants that will give flowers all summer long.

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WEBVTT BACK UP TO 80 ON MONDAY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LISA: CARRIE ENGEL FROM VALLEY VIEW FARMS IS HERE TO ANSWER YOUR PLANT QUESTIONS. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. CARRIE: WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT COLORS OF THE REGULAR BEGONIAS IN HERE. THIS IS A GREAT PLANT WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF FUN. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW FLOWERING HOUSEPLANTS. THEY ARE REALLY ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE SIZE THEY WILL GET. LISA: PRETTY HEARTY. THEY WON'T MIND IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM A LOT? CARRIE: MOST PLANTS LIKE TO BE WATERED. LISA: WHAT ARE VINE PLANTS THAT WILL GIVE ME FLOWERS ALL SUMMER LONG? CARRIE: CLIMBING ROSES DO WELL. THEN, THINGS LIKE MORNING GLORY, CARDINAL CLIMBER. AND ANOTHER REALLY NICE ONE WITH A PURPLE FLOWER. LISA: WHAT ARE SOME GOOD TOMATO VARIETIES TO GROW IN POTS. CARRIE: THERE IS A WORD ON THERE THAT WILL SAY "DETERMINATE" OR "NOT DETERMINATE." THEY WILL STAY A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT A LOT BETTER IN POTS THAN THE OTHER GUYS. A TOMATO PLANT COULD GET UP TO 10 OR 15 FEET TALL. LISA: I HAVE NEVER SEEN THOSE WORDS ON A TOMATO PLANT. CARRIE: WE HAVE THEM ON OUR PLANS, I PROMISE YOU. LISA: WHAT ARE GOOD PERENNIALS FOR SHEA? CARRIE: THINGS LIKE FORGET-ME-NOTS DO WELL FOR EARLY SPRING. THERE IS ANOTHER PLANT WITH A BEAUTIFUL PLUME ON IT. LISA: ANSWER THIS FOR ME. PEOPLE SAY YOU NEED TO PRUNE YOUR TOMATO PLANT. I STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MEAN BY THAT. CARRIE: USUALLY WITH A TOMATO PLANT, ESPECIALLY THE INDETERMINATE VARIETIES, YOU WANT TO LEAVE THEM UP THE STAKE. SOMETIMES HE WILL PULL OFF THE LOWER SUCKERS. YOU DON'T WANT TO PRUNE IT TOO MUCH AS YOU GO UP, BECAUSE YOU NEED SOME SHADE. LISA: FROM HERE TO HERE? CARRIE: YES. IF YOU SEE ANYTHING COMING OUT, PRUNE A LITTLE BIT. I DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT TOO